November 2006 Kukai

Kigo Theme: 

Autumn Light

First Place -- 19 pts

autumn light--

the smell of tomato vines

on my fingers

DeVar

(2,4,5) = 19 pts

*Racing to beat the first frost, were we? A great image for gardeners.

taking a bow

in the late autumn light

sunflowers

Karen Briggs

(1,3,10) = 19 pts

Second Place -- 14 pts

autumn light --

the onyx heron

turn to amber

-- Karen Cesar

(0,5,4) = 14 pts

autumn light ...

squeak of an empty swing

in the breeze

Boris Nazansky

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

Third Place -- 11 pts

the hair

between the cat's toes

autumn light

---Autumn Moon

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

a dew drop

full

of autumn light

Helge Torvund

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

Fourth Place -- 10 pts

autumn light --

shadows reach new places

on the stream

Andria Plowman

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

autumn light –

the silence

of the moon

il.balan

(0,4,2) = 10 pts

autumn light . . .

polishing the brass

candlesticks

Susan Constable

(0,4,2) = 10 pts

Sixth Place -- 9 pts

autumn light--

the florist's window

flush with roses

aom (tim)

(1,2,2) = 9 pts

autumn light ~

silver

in my daughter's hair

Paul Hodder

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

a white sail

at the far shore

autumn light

Bill Kenney

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

the crease

when she smiles

autumn light

-Deborah P Kolodji

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

Seventh Place -- 8 pts

autumn light

redness of the bougainvilleas

softened

Bill Hudson

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

autumn light

shivering

in the sunshine

Shanna

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Eighth Place -- 7 pts

autumn light --

i too grow dim

and wait for spring

miriam chaikin

(1,2,0) = 7 pts

autumn light

the red in her hair

electric

Meredith

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

autumn light--

in the spiders web

a moth's struggle

Gillena

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

autumn light -

white shows at the roots

of her auburn hair

Laurene

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

* I liked the way this poem connected the idea of a woman's auburn red hair turning white in the autumn of her life with snow and a pile of autumn leaves. It seemed very earthy and moving.

autumn light-

on bare corn fields

the cranes land

Leslie Montgomery

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

autumn light

fire cracking through

a pile of leaves

john tiong chunghoo

(0,3,1) = 7 pts

autumn light

the cobweb is still

colorless

Jul

(0,3,1) = 7 pts

autumn light -

entering the room

without knocking

max verhart

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

fading autumn light -

an egret stands one-legged

at the dark lake's edge

Johannes Manjrekar

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Ninth Place -- 6 pts

autumn light –-

the rustle of leaves

ready to fall

Marylouise Knight

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

fading autumn light

walking in the tracks

of last week's hayride

April Serock

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

Autumn light --

yellow-leafed aspens

mirrored in the lake

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

autumn light...

the backyard maple

as old as our child

Roberta Beary

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

the look

in father's cloudy eyes;

autumn light

--Irene Golas

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

autumn light:

face in shades of gold

as she brings the oil lamp

Kala Ramesh

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

naked trees beg

for a warm green blanket

autumn light

Nalini Hebbar

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

autumn light

slim shadows

stripe the plains

Terry Ingram 

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Tenth Place -- 5 pts

evening walk -

my grandmother's smile in

the autumn light

Jim Swift

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

Through the bare branches

pieces of starry sky-

autumn light

Don Basilio

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

late autumn light

through bare branches

the owl's hoot

Kate Creighton

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

dusk falls

we continue our picnic

under autumn light

Betty Kaplan

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

the gravedigger's

five o'clock shadow

autumn light

tom painting

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Eleventh Place -- 4 pts

ripe autumn light

setting into the sea

silence of the soul

D.V. Rozic

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

Golden leaves,

silver-barked tree-

autumn light

Vasile Moldovan

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

autumn light

the dream between

a sleep and a sleep

Suzume

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

autumn light -

wave after wave crash

on the exposed reef

Bruce H. Feingold

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

taking a book

from a dusty shelf...

autumn light

Polona

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn light

the frost kissed rose

still glows

Soji

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn twilight -

the flash

of a snowbird's tail

Don Holt

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

autumn light -

is that ice

on the puddle?

--Aalix Roake

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Twelfth Place -- 3 pts

Japanese maple

autumn light

dry leaves curl inward

yoshitaka

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

still forest pool

slowly darkening in the

fading autumn light

--Senile Butterfly

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

Only autumn light

lingers again on the leaves…

nobody on the bench

Magdalena Dale

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

Autumn light

shows through bare maples,

mottled birds.

Trevor CAMP

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

eyes looking upward

under yellow foliage

enjoying autumn light

emile molhuysen

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

autumn light—

a pelican dives

into the shallows

doris kasson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

* pure picture, but the suggestions go on and on.

autumn light--

a squirrel selects from

the last apples

-- LGD

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

autumn light

the eyes of a doe shine

in my face

Darrell Byrd

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

autumn light

the homeless man wrapped

in spider silk

Petar Tchouhov

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

shards

of autumn light

puddle ice

Ann K. Schwader

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Free Format Theme:

Bedtime

First Place -- 30 pts

bedtime -

a yawn travels

around the room

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,9,9) = 30 pts

Second Place -- 17 pts

bedtime-

she asks if her doll can stay

awake a little longer

Kala Ramesh

(1,5,4) = 17 pts

Third Place -- 16 pts

bedtime:

even the moon snuggles

under a cloud

--Karen Cesar

(3,1,5) = 16 pts

bedtime . . .

a half-moon cradles

the crow's nest

sheila windsor

(1,5,3) = 16 pts

bedtime

the cat already sprawled

where my feet should go

Beverley George

(1,5,3) = 16 pts

bedtime

the book she knows

by heart

tom painting

(0,6,4) = 16 pts

Fourth Place -- 15 pts

bedtime

his hand

in mine

Roberta Beary

(0,5,5) = 15 pts

Fifth Place -- 14 pts

bedtime story

the last sentence

silently

Jul

(1,3,6) = 14 pts

* not the concept, as in most of the poems on this overworked subject, but the moment itself.

Sixth Place -- 11 pts

bedtime --

mosquitoes on the ceiling

waiting till I sleep

Cornelia

(2,1,3) = 11 pts

bedtime

the next chapter

by flashlight

-- ushi

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

bedtime ~

I sing a lullaby

down the phone

Paul Hodder

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

Seventh Place -- 10 pts

bedtime story -

the moon disappears

into a cloud

il.balan

(1,1,5) = 10 pts

bedtime --

the man in the mirror

wishes me goodnight

max verhart

(0,3,4) = 10 pts

Eighth Place -- 8 pts

bedtime...

flashlight monsters dance

on the bedroom wall

pris campbell

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

bedtime

my to-do list

mostly undone

Susan Constable

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

Ninth Place -- 7 pts

Icy bed:

moving the pillow

closer to hers

R.K.Singh

(1,2,0) = 7 pts

bedtime --

still repeating the speech

for tomorrow

Jure

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

bedtime

another night of romance

on television

Carmel Lively Westerman*

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

widowhood

dreading his empty space

at bedtime

Meredith

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

Tenth Place -- 6 pts

long past bedtime

the silence absorbs

a lone bird's call

Johannes Manjrekar

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

bedtime--

a lullaby

between storms

Darrell Lindsey

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

above my pillow

a spider on the wall --

bedtime

Marylouise Knight

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

bedtime

a cricket bounces

off the door

Martin

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

winter stars

this house only settles

at bedtime

Marie Summers

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

Thanksgiving night

the children wake grandpa

for a bedtime story

Soji

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

bedtime . . .

just a drop

in her cocoa

Ann K. Schwader

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

bedtime

two cats curl

between us

Beth Powell

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

Eleventh Place -- 5 pts

Love story

without end...

bedtime

Don Basilio

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

My old pillow

is alone again-

bedtime

Vasile Moldovan

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

bedtime

from behind the closed door

smothered giggles

doris kasson

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Twelfth Place -- 4 pts

bedtime --

praying he did not forget

the puppy

ANA CADARIN

((0,2,0) = 4 pts

bedtime

for him and his

wooden legs

Dusko Matas

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

a long night --

the dead poets under

my bedside lamp

Tom

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

at bedtime

blown leaves tick

at the pane

Terry Ingram

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

bedtime...

and the aftertaste

of the late news

--Irene Golas

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

bedtime story ...

your moon

or mine?

Ella Wagemakers

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

bedtime story

father fell asleep

before the end

Maria Kowal

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts

he reads

one more bedtime story

for the third time

Karen Briggs

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Bedtime--

only a frantic fly

shares the room

Aalix Roake

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

bedtime --

jasmine over the window

more fragrant

Jacek

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

an empty bottle

and a nodding head . . .

bedtime

shane gilreath

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

leaping

into a pile of leaves --

Mom calls, "bedtime!"

-- LGD

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

midwatch coffee

the sound of a boatswains pipe

at bedtime

Darrell Byrd

(0,1,1) = 3 pts